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Crank Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, churl, crosspatch]
a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball]
amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: starter] v
travel along a zigzag path; "The river zigzags through the countryside" [syn: zigzag]
start by cranking; "crank up the engine" [syn: crank up]
rotate with a crank [syn: crank up]
fasten with a crank
bend into the shape of a crank

Crank Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Mach.) A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or

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Crank! A Record Company: crank! A Record Company is an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994 . The label's first release ...
Crank: Crank may refer to: Mechanism : Crank (mechanism), in mechanical engineering, a bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right ...
Crank (mechanism): A crank is an arm attached at right angles to a rotating shaft by which reciprocating motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. ...
Crank (person): "Crank" is a pejorative term used for a person who unshakably holds a belief that most of his or her contemporaries consider to be false A ...
Crank (film): Crank is a 2006 American action film, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor , and starring Jason Statham , Amy Smart , ...
Crankshaft: The crankshaft, sometimes casually abbreviated to crank , is the part of an engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion ...
Crankset: It consists of one or more sprocket s, also called chainrings or chainwheels attached to the crank s, arms or crankarms to which the ...
Crank (Hoodoo Gurus album): Crank was iconic Australia n rock group Hoodoo Gurus ' sixth studio album. The album was produced by Ed Stasium (Ramones , Living Colour ...
John Crank: John Crank (6 February 1916 – 3 October 2006) was a mathematical physicist , best known for his work on the numerical solution of partial ...

* A man with a new idea is a crank -- until the idea succeeds. - Mark Twain

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